Personnel - Departments:
Engineering
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The Engineering Department directs the
planning, scheduling, surveying, designing and
construction of improvements on 1,503 miles of county
roads in 224 county bridges.
This department works closely with
township boards for the improvement of local county roads
with personnel from the Michigan Department of
Transportation for the use of federal and state funds on
eligible roads and bridges. The department maintains
plan and project files, right-of-way records, mileage and
condition reports, bridge inventories and traffic
counts. Together with the Office of Special
Services (Permits), the department oversees the
development of new subdivisions. Engineering
Department personnel include the Director of Engineering,
County Highway Engineer, Design Engineer, Surveyor and
Survey crew, Project Inspectors and Steno Technician.
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Internal Services
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Our Internal Services department maintains
all personnel records, including medical and commercial
drivers license records, and administers all employee
benefit programs for the St. Clair County Road
Commission. Benefit programs include health and life
insurance and worker's compensation. This office
also conducts new employee orientation, administers all
property and casualty insurance programs and provides
overall office management including coordination of
clerical staff and duties and purchasing of office
supplies and equipment.
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Information Systems
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Information Systems is responsible for the
performance of the Road Commission's in-house computer systems.
This department acts as a liaison between road
commission computer users and staff at Precision Computer
Solutions, Inc. (PCSI) regarding the use of the PCSI software such
as service requests, permits, payroll, accounts payable, accounts
receivable, general ledger, personnel information, materials
inventory, budget reporting & control and numerous management
control reports.
This department directly maintains software for
road, bridge, sign inventories and a maintenance performance
system. Information Systems also provides instruction to
department personnel in the use of the computer system and
software, as well as installation and maintenance of computer
hardware.
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Operations
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Maintenance of the county road system is the
primary concern of the Operations Department. The county road
system totals 1,502 miles with 224 bridges. This includes
467 miles on the primary road system and 1,036 miles on the local
road system. In addition, the Michigan Department of
Transportation has a contract with the Road Commission for the
maintenance of 273 miles of state highways and freeways throughout
the County.
The Operations Department includes four
warehouses. Location are Capac, Avoca, Marine City, and the
Central service Center near Marysville. This department is
responsible for building and grounds maintenance at all road
commission facilities, as well as, maintaining over 750 pieces of
maintenance, construction and radio equipment, and over 285 pieces
of plant and stationary equipment.
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Finance
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The Accounting Department is responsible for the
accounting and financial management of the Road Commission and the
Department of Public Works following procedures and regulations
established by the State of Michigan.
The department generates a bi-weekly payroll,
processes account payable and account receivables through use of
computers and printers. All general ledgers and various
subsidiary ledgers are maintained in addition to a variety of
other tasks.
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Office of Special Services
(Permits)
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The function of the Office of Special Services,
also known as the Permits Department, is to collect fees, regulate
and control all activity within the right-of-ways of the St. Clair
County Road Commission. This ranges from the installation of
a residential driveway to construction of a major sanitary sewer
or water distribution system. Our function is to maintain a
safe work zone for the motoring public and to ensure that the work
complies with good construction practices. Further, we
inspect to confirm that the work performed by permit is installed
at the permitted location to Road Commission specifications.
Department personnel also inspect and recommend
approval of road construction projects in new subdivision and
condominium developments when the roads within these development
are to be accepted into the county road system.
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